Parson College Girls Debate in Triangular Contest
Parsons college girls debate tonight against Penn and Simpson with teams led by West Snyder Miller on the negative and Leggett Morris Huston on the affirmative. The contest centers on compulsory two years of military training in colleges. Parish worship and football letters highlight campus events as 75 to 100 Parsons men serve in national service and two freshmen join the U S army signal corps.
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Parsons College
Simpson
Parsons
Penn
Wests Snyder
Miller
Okaloosa
Leggett
Morris
Huston
Barhydt Chapel
Plans to Expand Great Lakes Naval Station Capacity
Plans to raise the Great Lakes Naval Training Station capacity from 20 000 to 100 000 men and to form a naval officers training school at Fort Sheridan with 10 000 capacity are being prepared by Capt. William A. Moffett, commanding the station. More than 20 000 are currently training at Great Lakes and the number is increasing daily.
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Great Lakes
Great Lakes, HL
Dee
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Fort Sheridan
William A. Moffett
Naval Station
Great Lakes Station
Turks Seeks Separate Peace Power in Britain Talks
Geneva dispatch reports Mouktar Bey, Turkish delegate at the Berne prisoner exchange talks, has asked Constantinople for full authority to negotiate a separate peace with Great Britain. The claim comes from La Suisse with no confirmation.
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Geneva
Mouktar Bey
Great Britain
Switzerland
Constantineople
la Suisse
Madrid cabinet dissolves government to call new elections
The cabinet announced immediate dissolution of government and calls for fresh elections. The move comes amid political turmoil with leaders seeking to reset the helm and curb ongoing instability.
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Madrid
Gornmvent
Government will help figure your tax in 1917 returns
Dubuque delivers a government backed help program for income tax filing. Officials announce traveling tax men will visit counties and towns to answer questions swear returns and collect taxes. Returns for 1917 must be filed between January 1 and March 1 1918. Skating rink opens tonight at seven.
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Dubuque
Internal Revenue
Wortis Murphy
Society Notes Highlight Local Gatherings and Farewells
The Y. P. B. Girls meet tomorrow at 2 30 P M at Mrs J H Stuckey s West Briggs street. Mr Clifford I Thoma hosted a Christmas party for his daughter Wanda s fourth birthday yesterday from 4 to 6 PM with decorations and gifts. A general reception for Maj J F Clarke and Hospital Unit A members at the Elk s club room in East Adams street is planned tonight at eight to wish them God speed as they depart for the South. Officers were elected: President Mrs J F Stanford Vice President Mrs Ida Roberts Secretary Treasurer Mrs Clay Brenneman Building Fund Treasurer Mrs E G Flige. Earlier, the Upper Bible Class surprised M A R Kelley on South Second street with a farewell party and a Bible gift as he moves to Washington DC. The Wesleyan Bible Class of First Methodist met at Mrs J F Stanford s home for an auto painting event."
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Clifford I. Thoma
Wanda
Elk’s Club
Maj. J. F. Clarke
Miss Beers
Major Clarke
South
East Adams Street
Stanford
Raymond Charles
S. E. Goddard
Walter Harris
Ida _ Roberts
C. L. Graham
Wheeler
J. F. Stanford
Ida Roberts
Clay Brenneman
Methodist Church
M. A. R. Kelley
South Second Street
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the Dalle Journal
Buyery Loyelling
South Court Street
Dean Taylor
A. W. Taylor
Fairfa'4
Iowa
College News
Job Johnson
Flinspach
Elect Zeigler
Scovel
Keesey
Wilson
Wesley
Gibson
Hedrick
Page
Whitmore
Swain
Johnson
Kays
Garber
Preston Johnson
Raymond Kays
Signal Corps
U. S. Army
Ottumwa
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Milton
Mr. Kays
J. H. Stuckey
West Briggs Street
E. G. Flige
First Methodist Church
Carl Rumer
Quality Furniture
Servitts
Martha Washiseton
Ideal
Priscilla
Rosecroft Art Pottery
I. P. McLaughlin Co
C. E. Anderson
Boudoir
Potter
Kayser
Beacon
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